But Global Connections viewer Fahima Karmostaji, who lives in Dubai, says that Panama also has many construction projects underway.

CNN: Connecting Panama and the UAE

In its pursuit of energy deals, supplies of commodities and large construction projects, China has gone where many developed nations fear to go.

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Many passengers are Korean-speaking Chinese, who have gone to South Korea to work in factories or on construction projects.

CNN: 'The South's Guangdong'